It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)

It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits) is the first compilation by the Australian band Little River Band, released in Australia and New Zealand in September 1978. The album peaked at number No. 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, at number No. 12 in New Zealand. The album sold over 200,000 copies in Australia.[1]

It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)
Greatest hits album by
Little River Band
ReleasedSeptember 1978
Recorded1975-1978
LabelEMI Music
Little River Band chronology
Sleeper Catcher
(1978)		 It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)
(1978)		 First Under the Wire
(1979)

The songs are presented in chronological order of release date and taken from the band's first four studio albums. It was the band's final album on the EMI label.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)" - 3:40
  2. "Emma" - 3:35
  3. "Everyday of My Life" - 3:51
  4. "It's a Long Way There" - 8:39
  5. "Help Is on Its Way" - 4:04

Side B

  1. "Witchery" - 2:45
  2. "Happy Anniversary" - 4:03
  3. "Home on Monday" - 3:53
  4. "Shut Down Turn Off" - 3:55
  5. "Reminiscing" - 4:11
  6. "Lady" - 4:55
  • Notes

Tracks A1, A2 & A4 are taken from Little River Band (1975)
Track A3 is taken from After Hours (1976)
Tracks A5, B1, B2 & B3 are taken from Diamantina Cocktail (1977)
Tracks B4 & B5 are taken from Sleeper Catcher (1978)

Charts
Chart (1978–79) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 12

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia — 200,000[1]

References
  1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Little River Band'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
    • Second edition: McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Little River Band'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Charts.nz – Little River Band – It's a Long Way There (Greatest Hits)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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